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Target Lung Disease to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Survival

by U.S. Medicine | Feb 2, 2019

A recent VA study emphasized the importance of targeting comorbid lung disease to improve long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

RA Fracture Risk Affected by Glucocorticoid Treatment

by U.S. Medicine | Oct 14, 2018

How much does systemic glucocorticoid exposure increase fracture among patients with newly-diagnosed inflammatory and immune-modulated conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis.

Obesity, Weight-Loss Both Worsen RA U.S. Medicine

by U.S. Medicine | Oct 14, 2018

Obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis report greater disability in cross-sectional studies, but what that means over the long term has not been studied often.

Opioid Prescription Delays DMARD Initiation

by U.S. Medicine | Oct 14, 2018

What factors can cause delays in initiation of initial disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, or DMARD, in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?

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